NASA launches probe to study edge of solar system (Update)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 19, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (19) | 1

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX, successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean at 1:47 p.m. EDT, Sunday. IBEX will be the first spacecraft to image and map dynamic ...

Scientists identify role of fatty acids in Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Research

Oct 19, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (12) | 0

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and the University of California have found that complete or partial removal of an enzyme that regulates fatty acid levels improves cognitive deficits in ...

Swamping bad cells with good in ALS animal models helps sustain breathing

Medicine & Health / Research

Oct 19, 2008 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

In a disease like ALS - one that's always fatal and that has a long history of research-resistant biology - finding a proof of principle in animal models is significant.

Researchers identify Achilles heel of common childhood tumor

Medicine & Health / Cancer

Oct 19, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 2

Researchers have discovered a mechanism for the rapid growth seen in infantile hemangioma, the most common childhood tumor.

Drug-embedded microparticles bolster heart function in animal studies

Medicine & Health / Research

Oct 19, 2008 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Researchers at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology have developed tiny polymer beads that can slowly release anti-inflammatory drugs and break down into non-toxic components.

4 in 10 parents wrong on whether their child is under or overweight

Medicine & Health / Health

Oct 19, 2008 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

[B]More than 4 in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research[/B] More than four in 10 parents wit ...